I've noticed within the fandom that whenever certain topics get brought up, more often than not, other furries have to relate that topic to furry. I've seen it enough to bug me quite a bit.

For instance, I know I've brought up my transportation issues too many times, but I've gotten responses to that from people making the assumption that I want a car to get more involved in the furry fandom. Well I have news for you: That's not the reason.

I'd like to get a car in order to maybe find a better job than McDonald's (it'd be easier to travel the town and go farther to work with my own car), or to get to know this town I've hardly got a clue about (don't have any friends here, and I don't know where anything is. I've got one person whom I'd call an acquaintance, but that's about it. Maybe I'd get to hang with coworkers more often since I know more westland folks).

I've heard everything from "Don't get a car for furry; it'll set you up for failure", to others in a bad transportation situation responding "If I had a car myself, It'd be furmeet after furmeet for me." Both of these responses were received after I'd made the mention of wanting to see friends, and the assumption was made that "friends" was code for furries.

This bugs the living piss out of me. I've got friends I've been in continual contact with since elementary and high school, that post high school I've rarely gotten the chance to see in person. I'd like to see these folks on a regular basis like I used to do way back when, and having my own transportation would do that. If the folks making these assumptions that I'm getting a car for furry would simply talk to me and try to get to know me better, they'd know this is what I'd like- furry's not so big a part of my life that you'll see me getting a car primarily to hang with furries. I don't deny that there are folks within the fandom that I'd like to meet, but it's very far from being my primary reason.